 Conserved generator of a continuous quantum symmetry (source code)

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= Conserved generator of a continuous quantum symmetry

If $U(s)=e^{-isQ/\hbar}$ and $U(s)^\dagger H U(s)=H$, differentiation at $s=0$ gives
$$
[Q,H]=0.
$$
In the <Heisenberg picture>,
$$
\frac{dQ}{dt}=\frac i\hbar[H,Q]=0.
$$

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